I am a lawyer in Denver, Colorado, married to Anne Brenner, my partner in life as well as bridge. I am on the USBF board, the District 17 disciplinary chair, coach of the USA under 26-2 junior team, and write a monthly column, "Sleeping on the Couch." My 17,000 master points aren't worth a damn without a national championship and my dream is that some day I win the "Italian-American, pony-tailed tax specialist playing with the Francophile, retired pathologist four session senior mixed BAM."

An interesting variation on "assess the blame." Playing with my wife we had a donnybrook (great word) over the following deal. Regional swiss. She said, "it was the worst play she had ever seen". I said, "I did nothing wrong." It appears we have a disagreement. And you get to vote.

West

♠

10x

♥

xx

♦

Jxxxx

♣

AKQ6

North

♠

x

♥

Q10x

♦

AKQ98

♣

5432

East

♠

KQxx

♥

KJ9xx

♦

102

♣

98

South

♠

AJ987x

♥

Axx

♦

x

♣

J10x

W

N

E

S

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♠

P

P

P

D

2♠ South

NS: 0 EW: 0

Your carding is upside down, K from AK. West led the top three clubs (East playing 8-9). On the third club East pitched the DT. West switched to a diamond. Declarer won DA, played a second top diamond, East ruffed and South overuffed. South played small spade out of hand and West played S10 and then the C6. South ruffed and played SA and a spade.

Worst play you have ever seen

West was blameless

Other (including, if you think I want to interject myself between you and your spouse, you are out of your f'ing mind.)

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